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The relationship between the USA and the USSR
This clip explains the diplomatic and economic pressures faced by Mikhail Gorbachev during nuclear disarmament negotiations between the Soviet Union and the USA. It also explores how US plans to develop Strategic Defense Initiative technology (βStar Warsβ) stalled talks and eventually prevented a conclusive arms agreement at the Reykjavik summit in 1986.
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